Confidentiality Agreement (Pro-Recipient Oriented)

This is a sample form of Confidentiality Agreement or Non-Disclosure Agreement. It is drafted in favor of the Recipient of information to limit the scope of the Recipient's obligations. It can be used by a potential investor in a company or a potential acquirer of a company, where the other side insists on a Confidentiality Agreement.

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Confidentiality Agreement (Pro-Recipient Oriented) This is a sample form of Confidentiality Agreement or Non-Disclosure Agreement. It is drafted in favor of the Recipient of information to limit the scope of the Recipient’s obligations. It can be used by a potential investor in a company or a potential acquirer of a company, where the other side insists on a Confidentiality Agreement.
Form 16.21
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
This CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is by and between (hereinafter "Disclosing Party"), and the undersigned potential recipient of confidential information (hereinafter "Recipient"). WHEREAS, Recipient has requested information from Disclosing Party in connection with consideration of a possible transaction or relationship between Recipient and Disclosing Party. WHEREAS, in the course of consideration of the possible transaction or relationship, Disclosing Party may disclose to Recipient confidential information concerning Disclosing Party and its activities. THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall include all confidential information or confidential material that is disclosed to Recipient by Disclosing Party that has commercial value or other utility in the business of Disclosing Party, and that is marked or clearly identified as “confidential.” For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Representative" shall include Recipient's directors, officers, employees, agents, potential funding sources, affiliates, partners, accountants, consultants and financial, legal, and other advisors. 2. Exclusions. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) was in Recipient's possession prior to its being furnished to Recipient under the terms of this Agreement; (b) is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of Recipient, known to the public; (c) is rightfully obtained by Recipient from a third party, without Recipient’s knowledge of a breach of any obligation to Disclosing Party; or (d) is independently developed by Recipient without use of or reference to the Confidential Information. 3. Confidentiality. Recipient and its Representatives shall not disclose any of the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever, except as provided in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Agreement, and shall hold and maintain the Confidential Information in confidence pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
4. Permitted Disclosures. Recipient may disclose Disclosing Party's Confidential Information to Recipient's Representatives with a bona fide need to know such Confidential Information, but only to the extent necessary to evaluate or carry out a proposed transaction or relationship with Disclosing Party and only if such Representatives are advised of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and the terms of this Agreement and are bound by a written confidentiality agreement or by a legally enforceable code of professional responsibility to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. Pursuant to applicable tax law, notwithstanding any agreement or representation, written or oral, by either the Disclosing Party or the Recipient, each of the Disclosing Party and the Recipient (and their respective Representatives) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitations of any kind, the tax structure and tax aspects of the transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax structure and tax aspects. 5. Required Disclosures. Recipient may disclose Disclosing Party's Confidential Information if and to the extent that such disclosure is required by law, regulations or court order, provided that Recipient provides Disclosing Party prompt notice of such required disclosure. 6. Use. Recipient and its Representatives shall use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of evaluating a possible transaction or relationship with Disclosing Party. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting any rights to Recipient, by license or otherwise, to any of Disclosing Party's Confidential Information. 7. Return or Destruction of Documents. If Recipient does not proceed with the possible transaction with Disclosing Party, Recipient shall return to Disclosing Party or destroy at Recipient’s option, any and all records, notes, and other written, printed or other tangible materials in its possession pertaining to the Confidential Information promptly on the written request of Disclosing Party; provided, however, that Recipient may retain one copy of any or all of the foregoing for its legal files for monitoring compliance under this Agreement.
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8. Reciprocal Obligations. If Recipient provides any confidential information to Disclosing Party, the Disclosing Party shall be subject to the same obligations and limitations contained in this Agreement applicable to the Recipient with respect to the confidential information provided by the Disclosing Party. 9. Irreparable Harm. Recipient underst